The end of convenience: a Hip Hopera and exegesis

This practice-led PhD consists of a feature film screenplay titled ‘THE END OF CONVENIENCE’ and an accompanying exegesis. The screenplay explores the life and relationship challenges encountered by couples who are forced by finances and circumstance to co-habit in share accommodation. It also investigates some of the difficulties of youth cohabitation, such as economic and social marginalisation. The dialogue is constructed in rap. The exegesis benefits society by offering new insights into how creativity can comment on the role of gender and lived experience in Hip Hop. It also interrogates the debates around appropriation of cultural and musical forms.